If your IT environment includes products and solutions from Compaq and its partners, this is truly YOUR event. The agenda is packed with in-depth technical training on the complete Compaq product set. The focus is on four key platforms --OpenVMS, UNIX, Windows NT and NonStop Kernel -- and how to integrate them efficiently and effectively in today's web-enabled enterprise.

Straight Talk from the Top

Forget the sales and marketing hype. At DECUS, the talk is open, direct and technical. Weekend seminars and weekday sessions, plus special evening clinics and engineering events, are designed to foster the open exchange of information and to hone your knowledge base.

Throughout the symposium, you'll have plenty of opportunity to talk directly with Compaq's leading executives and engineers, who will be on hand to answer your questions and share their insights on the most critical IT issues.

Don't miss the Engineering Event of the Millennium!

Compaq is committed to making DECUS'99/ Providence the Engineering Event of the Millennium.

This is the Leading Compaq Training Event, and the ONLY training event industry wide where you will find:

• DECUS Clinics, offering one-on-one discussions, impromptu questioning and non-disclosures -- all designed to address in-depth, your concerns around integration issues
  
• Engineering Technology Center, where you can meet with engineers and product managers -- and be part of on-site demonstrations and hands-on product problem solving, including crash-dump analysis

All Compaq Related

From the desktop across the enterprise, DECUS'99/Providence has your Compaq solutions covered. Choose from more than 30 technical full-day seminars and 250 solution-solving conference sessions. Session tracks are focused on the key OpenVMS, UNIX, Windows NT and NonStop Kernel platforms, plus servers and hardware, networks, storage, Internet/Intranet, e-commerce, enterprise applications, messaging and collaboration, system management, Year 2000 and more -- all from the Compaq and user perspective.

All Technical

DECUS'99/Providence is the Leading Compaq Technical Training Event. Interactive hands-on sessions take you one-on-one with leading engineers, technical experts and software developers. It is the absolute technical training resource for network managers, system administrators and other IT professionals whose computing infrastructure includes Compaq technology. No other event even comes close.

All the Time

Count on a busy schedule -- and maximum return on your training investment -- at DECUS'99/ Providence. The agenda is packed with weekend seminars and tutorials, weekday symposium sessions, demonstrations, clinics and trade show events. Plan to attend the technical training sessions during the day, with the evenings set aside for you to meet with Compaq engineers for further discussions and relationship building. Not to mention the trade show event, featuring top hardware and software vendors showcasing Compaq solutions. Get the inside news on OpenVMS

If you want the direct line on the most current technical information on the OpenVMS operating system, you want to be at DECUS'99/Providence.

This is the ONLY event where you'll find this level of technical training and strategic updates on one of the leading 24x365 business-critical platforms.

A sampling of OpenVMS-focused seminars and sessions include:

• OpenVMS V7.2 Technical Update
• TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
• Building Secure OpenVMS Applications
• Performance and Management Tools
• Understanding, Using and Managing OpenVMS Galaxy

Sessions zero in on the topics IT organizations are dealing with today and planning for tomorrow, including the following tracks:

• UNIX
• OpenVMS
• Windows NT
• NonStop Kernel
• Storage
• Servers and Hardware
• Networks
• Internet/Intranet
• Business-Critical Computing
• Electronic Commerce
• Enterprise Infrastructure
• Enterprise Data Management
• Enterprise System Management
• Messaging and Collaboration
• Windows NT Integration
• Year 2000

• Communications
• Manufacturing, financial
• Media/Entertainment
• Public sector

Take what you learn in the DECUS seminars and sessions to the trade show floor, where you'll find the industry's leading hardware and software vendors showcasing Compaq solutions on the Windows NT, UNIX and OpenVMS platforms.

Calling all volunteers - Join us in Providence as a volunteer. See the Get Involved Page for what is currently available.

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